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Takeover bid is being completed – Japanese company acquires Calliditas

Japanese company Asahi Kasei completes the bid for Calliditas Therapeutics after reaching over 90 percent of the shareholding. Callidita's board has now decided...

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Nocebo – the evil twin that makes you feel worse

The placebo effect is well known in healthcare, but not so its opposite: nocebo. “The effect is small, but it can have major repercussions,” says Uppsala resear...

The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare rejects prioritising andrology as a speciality

Male infertility can be linked to a shorter lifespan and several severe diseases, but when couples who want children are examined, the focus is on the woman. Ex...

Sweden is organising a large life science conference as part of the EU presidency

On 26-27 June, Sweden will host a European meeting on life science.

Sex nya innovationsmiljöer ska utveckla precisionsmedicin

Vinnova anslår 95 miljoner kronor till sex nya innovationsmiljöer med inriktning på precisionmedicin.

The first drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s – but what does it mean for patients?

New treatments for early Alzheimer’s are bringing hope to thousands of patients and their families. The question is, who will get the treatment, how will the ri...

Konsten att lyckas med en utlicensiering – ”Mycket som måste stämma”

Vass forskning, starka data och god innovationshöjd är bra – men det krävs mer än så för att nå målet för många biotechbolag: att lyckas med en utlicensiering.

“You discover one thing – and then 10 new questions arise”

COVID-19, diabetes, heart disease, and the impact of dog ownership on humans are just some of multitasker Tove Fall’s areas of research. However, her current fo...

Företag i Kanada får börja tillverka kokain

Ett företag i den kanadensiska provinsen British Columbia har fått tillstånd att tillverka och sälja kokain på licens.

Sofia Wallström is Lif's new CEO

Sofia Wallström has been appointed as the new CEO of the industry organization Lif, the trade association for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden.

Utökat samarbete mellan KI och Chiesi

Italienska Chiesi och Karolinska institutet utökar sitt samarbete inom bland annat luftvägssjukdomar.

Automated opening and closing of sample vials

From technical requirements to a suitable solution

Lucy Robertshaw: There is a bio revolution happening right now

Lucy Robertshaw is both proud and excited to be taking the baton of moderating this year’s Pharma Outsourcing event.

Scientific Solutions

An increasing number of people are falling ill with TBE – “Much more research is needed”

Tick-borne meningitis, or TBE, is an increasingly common disease in Sweden. Currently, there is a vaccine against the disease but no drugs. Researcher Anna Över...

Bakslag för läkemedelsbolag i Zantac-fallet

En domare i Delaware har beslutat att tillåta expertvittnen att uttala sig i ett mål om det numera indragna läkemedlet Zantac och dess eventuella cancerframkallande egenskaper.

Vanliga D&O-anspråk i Life Science-sektorn

Ledande befattningshavare i komplexa verksamheter bär ett tungt ansvar. Skulle problem uppstå i organisationen kan ledningens agerande komma att ifrågasättas, v...

“Unfortunately, we are not strong when it comes to conducting clinical trials”

The number of company-initiated clinical trials conducted in Sweden has been declining in recent years. In mid-March, a government inquiry was presented that aimed to find answers and solutions to this downward trend. One of the proposals was a stable...

Upptrappning av vårdkonflikten – facket varslar om strejk

Vårdförbundet trappar upp avtalskonflikten och varslar om strejk för 2 000 medlemmar. Storsjukhusen i Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Östergötland och Västerbotten berörs.

Karriärcoachen: Så vet du om chefen vill bli av med dig – och så ska du agera

Har chefen börjat lämna fikarummet om bara du är där? Får du plötsligt arbetsuppgifter som är långt under din kompetens? Karriärcoachen Tina Persson guidar dig ...

GSK tar över vaccinprogram från Curevac – som minskar personalstyrkan

Brittiska läkemedelsjätten Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK, kommer att ta över rättigheterna för de mRNA-vaccinkandidater som utvecklats gemensamt med Curevac. I samband...

“Life science is important on a personal level”

From the High Coast to the Government Offices. Jeanette Edblad is a native of Ångermanland, and since September last year, she has been Head and Coordinator of ...